Etymology

recusative

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Today it means: Refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm. Full definition →

Late Latin recūsātīvus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromrecūsātīvus“prohibitory”
  2. English todayrecusative

From the Late Latin recūsātīvus (“prohibitory”).

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